Most people want to know the state of their health, bad or good.
IT’S a question many have considered: If you had the ability to learn whether you had terminal cancer, a brain tumor or Alzheimer’s disease, would you want to know? Furthermore, would you really want to know enough that you would pay for tests out of your own pocket? If your answers are “Yes,” then you are not alone. Research from Siemens Healthcare and Harris Interactive shows that the vast majority of Americans—92 percent—agree that “the value of knowing exactly what is wrong with their health is as important as having access to a doctor in the first place” and nearly four in five Americans (78 percent) would want to have a test done to diagnose a disease, even if there is no treatment or cure available.